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Seeking a permanent solution for my Wacom tablet woes.

iamkimiam — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:09:30 -0800

Sometime around the beginning of this year, my Intuos2 Model 0608-U 6"x8" Wacom tablet driver stopped loading upon login and restart. I reinstall it every time I login/restart. All of the tips, tricks, workarounds suggested by both Wacom and Apple do not work. I am running Mac OS 10.5.7. Is there anything left to try? The tablet works after I reinstall. I have tried uninstalling, disk repair, permissions, reinstalling (various versions of the tablet driver) in all possible combinations. Is anybody else having this problem? What has worked for you?

I'm looking for a permanent solution that does not cost $$. I will reinstall indefinitely if I have to, but it is getting tiresome. Thanks!

Should I upgrade to a fancy Intuos tablet from my Graphire4?

actionpact — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:30:52 -0800

Graphire4 vs. Intuos: should I stay or should I go (upgrade?) Mine is a 6x8" tablet-- apart from having to wrap the stylus in electrical tape (the grip started coming off) it works fine. But only 'fine'... I don't draw with it at all, merely color because linework pressure is a bit jumpier than I'd like. Also it's a very slick surface, so the feel kind of throws me off.

What I'm wondering is whether an upgrade is a good idea-- I know there's double the sensitivity and tilting in the Intuos, but how does that translate? Are lines more smooth? More of a pleasure to draw with/ more natural? If I had the green I'd get a Cintiq, but I know that's not happening.

If I did upgrade, I'd probably have to get a smaller tablet or buy refurbished (though I see none on Wacom's site right now) or perhaps an earlier model (I can't really swing $330 for a 6x8" at the moment). Would there be much difference in an Intuos vs. Intuos2 or 3? Would an Intuos (the earliest model) be better than a Graphire4? And would the 4x5 size likely drive me nuts if I stepped down? I'm on a 19" iMac and have been using the 6x8 for a couple of years now... so I'm wondering how it might affect me. Of course, I could probably keep the Graphire for coloring and just hang onto the wee Intuos for linework...

Your thoughts, hivemind?

Wacom Intuos Tablet question

orlin — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:39:40 -0800

I have the opportunity to buy an used x Wacom intuos graphics tablet to use with my photoshop program. It would cost about $85.00 with shipping. It is being offered on e-bay without the software that the owner says is free to download from the Wacom site. My question is to those of you with Wacom experiance, would it be better for a newbe to go for the more expensive (new) wacom to take advantage of the provided software and hard copy instructions or do you think a person that is reasonalbly technologically proficient with computers / downloading etc. be able to get up to speed using advice typically found on the internet? Thank you...

How do you do pen and ink illustrations?

Shane — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:56:56 -0800

Pen-n-ink illustration filter:
I've recently taken a renewed interest in "embellishing" or "rendering" in pen and ink. This has led me to this picture of a fiddling cat, which is naggingly familiar to myself and also to my Mom, although neither of us can remember the artist or source. Also, I came across this illustration from an Aesop's Fable, but I do not know the artist either (evidently, though, Aesop has a long and old tradition of finely illustrated editions.) Can anyone help me out?

And while we're at it, do we have any pen-n-ink or comics style artists out there? What good books or practice-methods have helped you? (I've had this great book since I was a child but am only now making good use of it.) Do you use traditional quills, or have you transitioned to modern markers and such? Or a Wacom tablet?
Really, I'd love any info from anyone who creates art or plays with the techniques.

Need New Graphics Tablet

jpburns — Thu, 27 May 2004 08:28:38 -0800

I've been drawing a comic book, and I'm assembling and coloring the pages in Photoshop. My old 4 X 5 Wacom Graphire 3 tablet seems to be falling short of my needs (poor tracking, and meager pressure sensitivity), and I was looking for opinions about replacing it with a 4 X 5 Intuos tablet (twice the pressure sensitivity) or a larger Graphire 3 (6 X 8)?

Thanks.